Cyréna Samba-Mayela

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Cyréna Samba-Mayela
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Samba-Mayela in 2022
Personal information
Birth name Cyréna Samba-Mayela
Born (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 23)
Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Sport
Country France
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 60 m hurdles
100 m hurdles
Coached by Teddy Tamgho (2019–)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 60 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tallinn 100 m hurdles
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nairobi 100 m hurdles
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi Medley relay

Cyréna Samba-Mayela (born 31 October 2000)[1] is a French athlete who competes in the 60 metres hurdles and 100 metres hurdles. She won the gold medal in the 60 m hurdles at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, with the current French national record of 7.78 seconds.[2]

Samba-Mayela holds European under-18 bests in the 60 m and 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm). She won silver medals for the 100 m hurdles at the 2017 World U18 Championships and 2021 European U23 Championships.

Career

Junior career

Samba-Mayela won the gold medal in the medley relay at the 2016 European Youth Athletics Championships, running the 100 metres leg in Tbilisi.[3]

In 2017, she was the World U18 Championship 100 m hurdles silver medallist in Nairobi.[4]

2020–present

She was crowned French senior champion in the 60 m hurdles indoors in 2020 in Liévin.[5] On 12 September that year, she won the French outdoor championship at the Stadium Municipal, Albi, running the 100 m hurdles in a time of 12.73, the fastest ever time by a European teenager, and the eighth-fastest French woman ever. In 2020 it was the fourth-fastest time by a woman in the world.[6] Shortly prior to this, she had claimed victories over quality international line-ups in Chorzów and Marseille.[7]

In Madrid on June 19, 2021, Samba-Mayela took victory in 12.80 seconds in the 100 m hurdles to meet the Olympic minimum standard for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8][9] Unfortunately an injury in the warm up pre-race prevented her Olympic debut.[10]

In 2022, she won the gold medal for the 60 m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, setting a French national record of 7.78 seconds. Devynne Charlton took silver in 7.81 s while the third-placed Gabbi Cunningham clocked 7.87 s.[2]

In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals.[11]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  France
Year Competition Venue Position Event
2016 European U18 Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 1st Medley relay 2:08.48 PB
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.80
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 8th 100 m hurdles 14.11
2021 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.80
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 60 m hurdles 7.78 NR
World Championships Eugene, United States 28th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.15
European Championships Munich, Germany 7th 100 m hurdles 13.05
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 8th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.00

National titles

Personal life

Born in France, Samba-Mayela is of Congolese descent.[12]

References

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External links

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